Translating Tinnitus Research Findings into Clinical Practice

国家康复听觉研究中心(NCRAR)将举办第八届两年一度的会议，名为 “将耳鸣研究成果转化为临床实践”，2017年10月4日至6日，俄勒冈州波特兰。 耳鸣是在没有外部声音刺激的情况下对声音的幻觉，这种感觉不可能 客观测量的或治愈的。确定导致知觉的神经机制(S)是具有挑战性的 耳鸣的鉴别诊断、量化和结果测量是复杂的。约1英寸 美国有10名成年人患有耳鸣；其中约20%的人患有耳鸣-- 导致失眠、情绪、社交和工作上的困难，并降低生活质量。对此 会议，耳鸣的潜在机制(S)和循证治疗的方法和患者- 本课程将讨论以心理和行为为中心的管理。 届时将有13场由听觉科学家、计算科学家和认知科学家组成的以数据为导向的演讲 神经学家、听觉学家、耳鼻喉科医生和心理学家将讨论：(1) 耳鸣；(2)耳鸣的神经生理模型和神经相关性，以及如何利用这些信息 开发干预措施；(3)开发治疗耳鸣的药理“疗法”的当前挑战；(4) 耳鸣患者的复杂性；以及(5)使用各种方法治疗耳鸣背后的证据 环游世界。每次演讲后，将有充足的时间进行讨论，并将有一张海报 会议和结束小组讨论，在此期间，演讲者、临床医生和科学家将讨论问题 由观众提出。这将把前两天讨论的所有概念联系在一起。 会议组织团队由一名会议主席、一名项目主席和一名会议成员组成 协调员。听众将包括听觉科学家、临床听力学家、心理学家、内科医生、 和研究生。参加会议的人数将被限制在200人以内，以创建 一个亲密的环境，将加强开放的交流。对于科学家来说，这是典型的 这种类型的会议，但参加的学生和临床医生的数量往往很少。为了补救 为此，我们将通过向学生提供至少10个奖学金和5个到 执业临床医生，至少有三个奖学金授予少数族裔申请者。 会议将通过群发电子邮件和即将举行的专业会议进行宣传， 公告将在专门的耳鸣组织的网站上发布，并将在 听力学行业期刊，以及专业协会的公告。此外，会议信息将 将张贴在NCRAR网站上。会议内容将通过一个特别的 美国听力学杂志的一期，会议的PowerPoint演示文稿将是 张贴在NCRAR网站上(有主持人权限)，供感兴趣的观众下载。

The National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) will hold its 8th biennial conference titled “Translating Tinnitus Research Findings into Clinical Practice” from October 4th to 6th 2017, in Portland, OR. Tinnitus is a phantom perception of sound in the absence of external acoustic stimulation that cannot be measured objectively or cured. It is challenging to identify the neural mechanism(s) that result in the percept and differential diagnosis, quantification, and outcome measurement of tinnitus is complex. Approximately 1 in 10 adults in the USA experience tinnitus; it is a debilitating problem for about 20% of these individuals - resulting in insomnia, emotional, social, and workplace difficulties, and decreased quality of life. At this conference, the mechanism(s) underlying tinnitus and approaches to evidence-based treatment and patient- centered psychological and behavioral management will be discussed. There will be thirteen data-driven presentations by a mix of auditory scientists, computational and cognitive neuroscientists, audiologists, otolaryngologists and psychologists that will address: (1) the epidemiology of tinnitus; (2) neurophysiological models and neural correlates of tinnitus, and how this information can be used to develop interventions; (3) current challenges in developing a pharmacological “cure” for tinnitus; (4) the complexity of the tinnitus patient; and (5) the evidence behind using various approaches to treating tinnitus around the world. After each presentation there will be ample time for discussion, and there will a poster session and a closing panel discussion during which presenters, clinicians and scientists will discuss questions raised by the audience. This will tie together all concepts addressed over the prior two days. The conference organizing team is comprised of a Conference Chair, a Program Chair, and a Conference Coordinator. The audience will consist of auditory scientists, clinical audiologists, psychologists, physicians, and graduate students. The number of conference attendees will be limited to two hundred in order to create an intimate environment that will enhance open communication. It is typical for scientists to be involved in conferences of this type, but the number of students and clinicians that attend is often low. In order to remedy this we will facilitate attendance of both groups by offering at least ten scholarships to students and five to practicing clinicians, with at least three scholarships being awarded to minority applicants. The conference will be publicized though mass e-mailings and at upcoming professional meetings, announcements will be posted on the website of specialized tinnitus organizations, and will be published in audiological trade journals, and in bulletins from professional societies. Additionally, conference information will be posted on the NCRAR website. Conference content will be disseminated to non-attendees via a special issue of the journal American Journal of Audiology, and the conference PowerPoint presentations will be posted on the NCRAR website (with presenter permissions) for download by interested viewers.